health tourism

English

health tourism (uncountable)

Synonym of medical tourism
(derogatory) The practice of travelling to a country to take advantage of its state healthcare system.
- February 4 2017, “Health tourism outrage”, in Daily Mail:
  THE NHS is facing calls to clamp down on the so-called health tourism sham which sees foreigners land in Britain to abuse our free health service and return home leaving UK taxpayers to foot the bill.